Countess Karolyi Chooses Poverty to Aid the Masses
Paris reports Countess Cathrine Karolyi a born aristocrat who became a prominent European democratic reformer. Her life includes war protests, frontier smuggling of gems, a motor boat venture, and a stint as a chauffeur, amid exile, wealth loss, and political shifts from Hungary to Britain. She asserts she is not a Red but condemns Hungarian social conditions.
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The Countess Karolyi recalls naming her children Adam and Eve to symbolize hope for a new race under new conditions in Hungary. She describes upbringing that separated social classes, meeting equal suffrage leaders, and inspiration for her husband Count Karolyi to rise as a democratic leader. After exile from Hungary, she tried various jobs including running a motorboat and learning driving, with an American lecture tour aiding finances.
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